Mayan apocalypse: 100 places to see before the end of the world - part three

Once the capital of this beautiful but troubled Central American nation,
Antigua was shorn of its administrative duties several centuries ago due to
the frequent, inconvenient earthquakes that razed its buildings to the
ground. However, it is now comfortably the most popular town in the country
for tourism, attracting visitors for its wonderful, if sometimes crumbling,
baroque churches, and its spectacular, volcano-dominated setting. It is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site too, it also has rigorously maintained colonial
homes, making it a delight to wander round.